173 pages : 22 cm

Traces the history of aircraft carriers from the first flight from a ship in 1910 to the present-day operations of a nuclear-powered carrier

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-168) and index

Eugene Ely, Pioneer of Naval Aviation -- The First Navy Fliers -- Seaplane Carriers in the Royal Navy -- Birth of the Flat-top -- LANGLEY, the Old "Covered Wagon" -- Climb Mount Niitaka -- Building the American Carrier Fleet -- Carriers Go to War -- Carrier Battles in the South Pacific -- Carrier Battles in the Central Pacific -- From Oil to Atoms -- New Jobs for Naval Aviation -- Flight Deck

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